community academy 2: decatur for life...ben brown placemakers llc. what all the excitement’s...

October 25, 2010Decatur, GA

Community Academy 2:Decatur for Life

Ben BrownPlaceMakers LLC

What All the Excitement’s About

Nursing Home Utilization

Living Arrangements

The Challenges: Local

In 2007, the average single-family home price was $384,715.

In 2007, 93.8 percent of jobs paid less than $50,000 annually.

Home Ownership Realities

Qualifying Salary Mortgage AmountPurchase Price

$50,000 $125,000

“Under the Census Bureau’s current estimateabout immigration, the number of echo boomerswill swell to 92.9 million by 2025. Even withimmigration at half that pace, their numberswill grow to 86.5 million. This highly diversegeneration will give demand for apartments andsmaller starter homes a lift over the next 15 years.”

Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

Lifelong Communities

The Atlanta Regional Commission

1. Provide housing and transportation options2. Encourage healthy lifestyles3. Expand access to services

The pull of the marketplace.

“Dwell small, live large”

Solving for Choice, Diversity, Affordability

Ocean Springs, MS

Addressing the Decatur Mix

Home typesProximityHome costsAccess to daily needsAccess to medical careAccess to services and amenitiesVolunteerismCity programingPhysical access to each other

Ben BrownPrincipal, PlaceMakers LLCwww.placemakers.comben@placemakers.com828.508.5002